Earlier this week, Brazilian fintech startup Nubank announced it has opened an engineering unit in Berlin. According to CTO Edward Wible, the company is expecting to hire two dozen employees for the new German hub. Founded in 2013, Nubank stated it is committed to fighting… Read More
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On Thursday, Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK), its subsidiary tZERO and Siebert Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: SIEB) announced they have signed a letter of intent to enter into a partnership to offer deeply discounted online trading in the first quarter of 2018 when the transaction is slated to close…. Read More
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With 2018 quickly approaching, Seedrs took a look back on some of its equity crowdfunding platform’s successes over the past twelve months. The funding portal revealed in a post on Wednesday: “2017 has been, by far, our most successful year to date. Independent research firm Beauhurst has recognised… Read More
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Asset-backed lending platform Ablrate announced on Thursday it launching a new range of portfolio loan lending products. This news comes just after the platform topped £30 million in total funding and achieved £3 million in IFISA funds. According to Ablrate, Portfolio Loans is described as a new type of loan… Read More
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Following Indiegogo’s announcement that it, along with partner Microventures, listed their first ICO coming for a “Fan-Controlled Football League” (FCFL), that global crowdfunding platform’s competitor Kickstarter has officially announced it will not be doing any ICOs. As previously reported, the rapid rise of tokenized securities… Read More
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Buymie, an Ireland-based grocery delivery service, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2015, Buymie described itself as an on-demand grocery delivery platform that allows consumers to order goods from local grocery stores and have them delivered… Read More
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On Wednesday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced it is teaming up with global food innovation accelerator Food-X to issue a join Request for Innovations. The funding portal revealed that it and the accelerator are calling upon independent creators who are attempting to improve food systems, working… Read More
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China-based fintech Yirendai announced on Wednesday it has made a $50 million strategic investment in Lion Rock through the financial service platform’s Series A funding round. According to Yirendai, Lion Rock is headquartered in Hong Kong and is licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and… Read More
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ASIA Innovations Group (AIG), announced on Thursday the close of gift blockchain platform GIFTO’s public token sale within one minute of opening. The company is now claiming it to be the fastest token sale ever in Asia. According to AIG, the public token sale opened at… Read More
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On Wednesday, retail giant Walmart announced it has teamed up with fintech startups Even and PayActiv to provide a suite of new financial wellness services for its more than 1.4 million associates nationwide. According to the retailer, this new financial solution will allow its associates… Read More
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Fintech investment platform Fundnel announced on Tuesday it has partnered with investment advisory and wealth management group Thirdrock to help mid-stage, high-growth companies obtain funding in a more timely and cost-efficient manner. According to Fundnel, the partnership will unite Fundnel’s deal assessment technology with Thirdrock’s forward-looking investment mandate. It… Read More
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On Tuesday, global fintech firm InvestCloud announced it has created a digital platform and smartphone app for investment advisor Chilton Trust Company. The company reported that Chilton Trust will be using its InvestCloud Blue product to support its digital capabilities for U.S. clients. According to InvestCloud,… Read More
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Digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow has successfully secured its initial £210,000 funding target from more than 250 investors on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The initiative was launched last month, seeking the funds for growth and expansion. As previously reported, MarketsFlow was launched earlier this year by technologist and entrepreneur Tom… Read More
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Bitwise announced on Tuesday it is launching its Cryptocurrency Index Fund called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Private Index Fund. This news comes just after the company secured $4 million during its latest seed funding round, which received institutional backing from Khosla Ventures via Keith Rabois, General Catalyst via Hemant Taneja, Blockchain… Read More
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On Tuesday, small business lending platform OnDeck announced two senior financial services executives to join its management team. Kelly Merrill and Erich Wust will assume new leadership roles that directly support the online lender’s mission of empowering small business owners with the fastest and most… Read More
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On Wednesday, Suffolk University announced that some of its students have launched some ventures through its crowdfunding course. The ventures made their debut on December 6th, with two dedicated to the people of Haiti. The University stated that is Sawyer Business School introduced the… Read More
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On Wednesday, specialist property lender LendInvest released its latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report, which ranks all 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based ona combination of four metrics, which are capital gains, transaction volumes, rental yields, and rental price growth. The new report also includes… Read More
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Last week, peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter announced that it has surpassed $200 million for loans in Australia. The online lender reportedly launched in Australia nearly three and a half years ago. “This week we passed through $200 million of loans matched between investors and borrowers…. Read More
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With its latest Crowdcube campaign set to close in less than two weeks, UK-based parking innovator JustPark is nearing £2.3 million from more than 1950 investors. The company launched the funding round last month and quickly raised its initial £1.5 million funding target. Founded by entrepreneur Anthony Eskinazi, JustPark is… Read More
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Last week, WSFS Financial Corporation, the parent company of WSFS Bank, has entered into a two-year partnership to provide payment processing and debit card sponsorship services for a new cash management account by SoFi Securities, a subsidiary of SoFi. The new “SoFi Money” account is reportedly expected… Read More
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